"The future is in the software," said Nayeem Islam, vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s mobile software laboratory in San Jose, Calif. "The hardware is a commodity." Islam's assertion, spoken with equal measures of confidence and conviction, defines DoCoMo's past as well as its...
Nokia Corp. announced Simon Beresford-Wylie will head its networks division following the resignation of Sari Baldauf.Nokia said Baldauf had long planned to leave the company. Beresford-Wylie began working for Nokia in 1998 and will move from his current position as head of the company's...
Nokia Corp. used its Nokia Mobility Conference last week in Monaco as a platform to showcase several new products, including its new smart-phone offerings: the Nokia 7710 widescreen multimedia smart phone, the Nokia 3230 megapixel smart phone and the mid-range Nokia 6020 camera phone....
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. has elevated Jean-Louis Gassee to the position of chairman of its board of directors. This follows the resignation of the former office holder, Eric Benhamou, Oct. 28."He knows our company. He knows our product. He knows our customers. He knows our...
Worldwide mobile device shipments in the third quarter were up 83 percent from a year ago, with Nokia Corp. leading the charge, according to recent research from Canalys.The firm defines the mobile device market as feature phones, smart phones, handhelds and wireless handhelds.Nokia grabbed...
MUNICH, Germany-PalmSource Inc. has introduced an advanced version of Palm OS Cobalt, dubbed Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, that includes integrated telephony capabilities, support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, enhanced navigation capabilities, an improved user interface and Chinese language support. "We believe Palm OS Cobalt 6.1...
MUNICH, Germany-Research In Motion announced it will offer an aftermarket BlackBerry Connect software download for PalmSource Inc.'s Palm operating system.The partnership will allow Palm OS wireless device owners to sign up for BlackBerry wireless services, including the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service."We...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. announced that GSPDA, Inventec Appliances Corp. and Portable Innovation Technology Ltd. have licensed the Palm operating system through the PalmSource original design manufacturer program to design and develop Palm Powered smart mobile devices. By participating in the ODM program, the three...
PalmSource Inc.’s results for the first quarter fiscal year 2005 show increased revenues, much-improved net losses and growing smart-phone shipments.The company recorded revenues of $18.2 million compared with $17.1 million last year. Net loss was $200,000, or 1 cent per share, compared with a...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. said the chairman of its board of directors, Eric Benhamou, plans to resign in October.He is expected, however, to remain chairman of the board for PalmOne. Benhamou has served on both boards since PalmSource was spun off from Palm Inc. last...
Symbian Ltd. said its operating results for the first half of 2004 show global shipments of Symbian OS-based phones nearly doubled to 5 million, as compared with the first half of 2003 when 2.7 million units were shipped.Six months into this year, six Symbian...
LONDON-Symbian Ltd. said its operating results for the first half of 2004 show global shipments of Symbian OS-based phones nearly doubled to 5 million, as compared to the first half of 2003 when 2.7 million units were shipped.Six months into this year, six Symbian...
Last week was a good one for developers. The wireless industry has begun to give developers the attention they deserve, as evidenced by the slew of wireless-focused announcements at JavaOne and other developer forums. In fact, some wireless carriers, which generally are the players...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. announced Handspring Inc. alumnus Ed Colligan will serve as the company's new president. Colligan was formerly PalmOne's senior vice president and general manager of its Wireless Business Unit and was president and chief operating officer of Handspring before PalmOne acquired the...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Visto announced it launched a new wireless e-mail product called Visto Mobile, which is based on technology the company acquired through its purchase of ViAir last year."Visto continues to set the pace for mobile e-mail/PIM development," said Brian Bogosian,...
SAN DIEGO-The first major casualty in the declining market for personal digital assistants appears to be Sony Corp., which said it won't release any new Clie PDAs in the United States this year. The move is a nod toward the growing market for smart...
Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced a new certification program to provide a single testing process for all Symbian-based applications. The move is an effort to smooth out the creation and delivery of third-party smart-phone applications, and comes on the heels of several similar...
CHICAGO-BlackBerry fans enjoyed a rash of announcements around the Research In Motion Ltd. device at the company's Wireless Enterprise Symposium, including new BlackBerry server features and additional applications and support for the platform.First, RIM announced details of its next BlackBerry Enterprise Server, scheduled for...
New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and Symbian retaining the No. 1 position on the operating system side."The market for converged...
Developers: Wireless wants you.At least, that's the message coming from many of the largest players in the wireless industry. Companies from Microsoft Corp. to Nokia Corp. to Verizon Wireless are investing both cash and manpower into enticing content and application developers into the market....
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. said its 3 million share offering will be priced at about $18 per share. The company's stock was up slightly after the news to about $19.28 per share.PalmSource, recently separated from hardware business PalmOne Inc., sells operating systems...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. reported declining revenues and net income in its third quarter, and predicted a net loss of between $4 million and $7 million for the coming quarter. The dismal news sent the company's stock down almost 17 percent to about $18.24 per...
The line in the sand is getting deeper.On one side sits the world's No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola Inc. and its operating system partner Microsoft Corp., a team hoping to entice Windows fans looking for a familiar environment. On the other side sits the...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it plans to offer 2.75 million shares of common stock. PalmSource's stock was down almost 10 percent after the news to about $21.50 per share.PalmSource said it granted its underwriters an option to purchase an additional 412,500...
